TWO MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS CHARGED- Forged Paperwork to Get Fake Tea Partiers on Ballot (Video) -updated

What a complete shock…
Two Michigan democrats were charged today with nine felonies for allegedly forging election paperwork to get fake Tea Party candidates on November’s ballot. One of the men was a top liberal blogger in Michigan.

Two Charged in Tea Party Election Fraud: MyFoxDETROIT.com

MyFOX Detroit reported:

Two former leaders of the Oakland County Democratic Party are facing a total of nine felonies for allegedly forging election paperwork to get fake Tea Party candidates on November’s ballot.

“It is not a partisan statement, and we need to make that very clear,” said Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper.

Former Oakland County Democratic Chair Mike McGuinness and former Democratic Operations Director Jason Bauer face up to 14 years in prison if convicted.

“Some of the people didn’t even know they were on the ballot till they began receiving delinquency notices of filings that were required as a candidate,” said Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard.

The sheriff says 23 statewide races had questionable Tea Party candidates on the ballot and the investigation may go beyond Oakland County.

“It was learned that a scheme was developed by a party leader in Lansing to place on the ballot people pretending to be Tea Party activists and that this was going to be a statewide effort,” Bouchard said.

John Tramontana, a spokesperson for the state Democratic Party, told FOX 2 that this was not a state party issue and it’s not our place to comment.

Look for the state-run media to bury this story before morning.

For the record… McGuinness was a progressive blogger at Michigan Liberal blog.

UPDATE: The Michigan Liberal blog wrote in with this. Apparently, Democrat McGuinness was not being honest about his life as a blogger.

My name is Eric Baerren. I’m the editor of Michigan Liberal. I just caught your blog post about Michael McGuinness, where you asserted that Mr. McGuinness was somehow ever a representative of Michigan Liberal.

I’ve been the site’s editor since 2007, was involved in its operation for a year before that, and know well its history. For the record, Michael McGuinness has never been a blogger at Michigan Liberal. He had an account there, as do people at lots of websites, but the tone of your sentence makes it appear that he had a much larger role than he ever did (it would be like my asserting that someone who comments on your blog who is arrested and charged with child molestation is somehow a representative of Gateway Pundit). In fact, the story you linked to in Michigan Messenger that mentioned that Mr. McGuiness was a liberal blogger never in fact mentioned where he blogged.

My response:

Dear Eric Baerren,
Thanks for the information. It’s a shame that Mr. McGuinness did not blog at Michigan Liberal. I’m sure he would have fit right in.
Sincerely,
Jim Hoft

#1 March 16, 2011 at 7:03 pm
The Tonester commented:

Too late for the A,B,C or D block of the Network News! Rats! Maybe they will run that tomorrow?
#2 March 16, 2011 at 7:06 pm
Granny commented:

“Not a state party issue”? One of the Democrat state party leaders hatches a clearly criminal scheme to commit election fraud and it “isn’t a party issue”?
#3 March 16, 2011 at 7:08 pm
shibumi commented:

An interesting aside- the guy that filed the story is the stations legal consultant who is also an attorney.
#4 March 16, 2011 at 7:19 pm
tommy mc donnell commented:

this is straight out of obama’s chicago playbook. i wonder if poeple in the democratic party are ever going to be embarassed by this and throw the communists that run the party out of power.
#5 March 16, 2011 at 7:21 pm
gus commented:

Not partisan??? Who is this clown crapping. This is TYPICAL LIBTARD behavior. It’s about power and the purse strings.
#6 March 16, 2011 at 7:24 pm
mike191 commented:

Just another day at the office for Democractic leadership,who continue to strees power over the right to vote,one man one vote,as the building block of a Republic.
#7 March 16, 2011 at 7:24 pm
gastorgrab commented:

Now they can enjoy that Centrally Planned lifestyle they’ve always dreamed of.

In prison, everyone is entitled to:

- FREE health care
- FREE food
- FREE shelter
- FREE clothing

Indeed, all of their daily decisions will be made for them by a charismatic ‘Central Planner’. They’ll meet new friends, they’ll maybe get a law degree, they’ll shoot hoops with the other inhabitants of their planned community.

It’ll be great!
#8 March 16, 2011 at 7:28 pm
invisibledude commented:

Why, I tell you I am shocked to hear there is any gambling going on around here!!!
#9 March 16, 2011 at 7:28 pm
Summer commented:

A big kudos’ to our new Secretary of State, Ruth Johnson, for exposing this and making sure that these two saw their day in court. I’m just hoping that the little rats start ‘ratting’ on others in the MIDEM party. Nothing would be finer than to see Mark Brewer go down the rat hole along with these two.
#10 March 16, 2011 at 7:29 pm
Thingamajig commented:

Get out..next you’ll be telling me that the Border Patrol is using bean bags instead of bullets.
#11 March 16, 2011 at 7:37 pm
donh commented:

Laurel & Hardy clowns running the Democrats in MI….. http://www.clown-ministry.com/images/laurel-and-hardy-lost-films-5.jpg
#12 March 16, 2011 at 7:42 pm
Catherine commented:

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/dea-seizes-georgia-s-supply-drug-used-ex#
DEA Seizes Georgia’s Supply of Drug Used in Executions
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

MY ADVICE IS FIRING SQUAD
I’m sure there are some good old boy’s who would sign up for that.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/epa-proposes-regulating-mercury-coal-pla#
EPA Proposes Regulating Mercury from Coal Plants
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

THIS IS THE SAME GROUP THAT SAID TO USE LIGHT BULBS WITH MERCURY

Catherine
#13 March 16, 2011 at 7:42 pm
squeaky commented:

[Two Democratic politicians in an upstate New York city have been charged in a “massive” voter fraud case first reported a year ago on Fox News.] 01-29-11 just an oddity i’m sure.
http://slapblog.com/?p=8407
#14 March 16, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Kevin commented:

Gee, you two don’t look very happy. Having a bad day?

If you go to a prison in Michigan, today will seem like a very happy memory. Ever long for the day the only thing you had ‘taken’ was your mugshot?? LOL
#15 March 16, 2011 at 7:55 pm
squeaky commented:

[Justice is trying to make the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) hire more minorities even though FDNY has taken extraordinary steps to recruit in black and Hispanic communities. The Obama administration, still unsatisfied, ramped up the pressure by demanding admissions quotas for interim hires and extremely low standards on fire-academy entrance exams.]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/16/fire-hires-mired/#
#16 March 16, 2011 at 8:06 pm
common man commented:

These guys will never see the inside of jail cell,some liberal judge will make sure of that.
#18 March 16, 2011 at 8:10 pm
american patriot commented:

Will a sufficient number of Americans wake up to the fact that the Democratic Party IS the communist party and that it and its minions will do anything, anything, to destroy the concept of Americanism; viz., limited government and personal responsibility.

What these two did is SOP for Democrats. Witness the recent behavior in WI; and of course the multi-year reprehensible behavior in DC. Yuck
#19 March 16, 2011 at 8:11 pm
Ginger commented:

#16

No! Holder will!
#20 March 16, 2011 at 8:12 pm
Buffalobob commented:

Judged by a jury of their peers???????
#21 March 16, 2011 at 8:18 pm
RickS commented:

This will not be mentioned on the networks, MSNBC, or CNN. Probably not even Fox. It doesn’t fit the narrative. Because Democrats are the good guys.
#22 March 16, 2011 at 8:19 pm
kansas commented:

So they weren’t smart enough to use people who knew they were on the ballot? I’m sure they’ll fix that by 2012.
#23 March 16, 2011 at 8:25 pm
Taxpayer commented:

LOLOLOLOLOLOL!

Yay!
#24 March 16, 2011 at 8:28 pm
Scott commented:

Working overtime for Axelrod and Obama no doubt. Hmmm, wonder where they will get money for lawyers? Moveon.org?
#25 March 16, 2011 at 8:30 pm
Jim R. commented:

What a couple of sad sacks. They sold out their countrymen, for what? Fourteen years ain’t long enough.
#26 March 16, 2011 at 8:53 pm
nelle commented:

I know that another attempt at mass voter fraud by Democrats seems routine, but we have to get rid of the ho-hum attitude and make an issue of just one of their many should-be scandals. This one and the gun-running one should be huge. Can we just focus on these for a week or two or three, like the libs would do if the shoe was on the other foot?
#27 March 16, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Allah commented:

Oakland? One the precincts had a ballot working take the ballot box and flee, later caught but the votes had been counted.
#28 March 16, 2011 at 9:01 pm
ogee commented:

Obama’s stooges. This was going on in many states.

american patriot commented:
Will a sufficient number of Americans wake up to the fact that the Democratic Party IS the communist party and that it and its minions will do anything, anything, to destroy the concept of Americanism

Yup. The Dem party has been taken over by the Communist Party of USA. The non ‘progressive’ Dems have jumped ship. That leaves more votes for Tea Partiers.

NYT had an article yesterday saying 68% do not believe he is eligible per BC. That means 68% of Americans DO NOT WANT HIM BECAUSE OF IT.
#29 March 16, 2011 at 9:03 pm
BetterDeadthanRed commented:

Hey Mike and Jason, when the guys on your cell block offer free goodies- take em

Your guys are going to get to live in a sea of diversity, don’t worry the other guys ain’t gay, just their dicks are gay
#30 March 16, 2011 at 9:08 pm
BigAlSouth commented:

FEAR
THE
TEA
PARTY
#31 March 16, 2011 at 9:45 pm
Josh commented:

Wait! Let me get on my shocked face, wait for it waait for it waaait for it……….. there it is. Why am I not surprised to find out that Democrats are committing voter fraud. It seems to be their standard M.O. There obviously needs to be a better vetting process for potential candidates and voter id voter id voter id VOTER ID!
#32 March 16, 2011 at 10:27 pm
patman commented:

Oakland County ain’t Detroilet. It’s actually a real civilization. Lots of conservatives. It’s Red Wings fan territory.

These douchebags may actually NOT get away with it.
#33 March 16, 2011 at 10:57 pm
Sandy commented:

Unfortunately its just a drop in the bucket for this mob. This will probably be the dirtiest election ever. But in the end Republicans will sweep because Americans are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Are we better off than we were 4 years ago — NO HELL NO. The candidate who makes us feel good again about our nation and ourselves will win.
#34 March 16, 2011 at 10:59 pm
Sandy commented:

When the Left goes off on The Tea Party they are really attacking the average American who works hard and plays by the rules. Do the Lefties fear ordinary Americans or do they just loathe us?
#35 March 16, 2011 at 11:02 pm
BetterDeadthanRed commented:

Obama will provide a pardon next year — watch
#36 March 16, 2011 at 11:05 pm
Rock commented:

Well look at that, beavis and butthead in shirt and tie, who knew?

So the question now is, have Socialist become bolder because they know 2012 is a sham, or is panic effecting their judgment?
#37 March 16, 2011 at 11:11 pm
Muffin commented:

Dem Party is the melting pot for crooks and connivers. Not an honest person in the bunch. Violent tendencies, too.
#38 March 16, 2011 at 11:11 pm
Sandy commented:

#36 March 16, 2011 at 11:05 pm
Rock commented:
Well look at that, beavis and butthead in shirt and tie, who knew?

So the question now is, have Socialist become bolder because they know 2012 is a sham, or is panic effecting their judgment?

I think its panic. It was all supposed to be so easy. Fool the public into loving Socialists while they rob us of our privacy, security, dignity and dough. Now that we have caught on to the scam they are going stark raving mad.
#40 March 17, 2011 at 12:05 am
EAJ commented:

Burn these liberal filth at the stake. The time has come for Justice in this Country and, I think we should send the rest of them a message right here and now. This really is an outrage. What about that bunch of Accorn nuts? Were these two testicles in on that also??
#41 March 17, 2011 at 12:10 am
jomojava the infidel commented:

Doubt they will get any help from Holder. They don’t appear to qualify as “his people”.
#42 March 17, 2011 at 12:47 am
RCL commented:

In their mug shots they both tilt left.
#43 March 17, 2011 at 12:53 am
Taxpayer commented:

patman commented:
Oakland County ain’t Detroilet. It’s actually a real civilization. Lots of conservatives….

I’d say they aren’t as conservative as those in uber-red West Michigan (Grand Rapids-Holland-Kalamazoo), where I lived for 16 years (the district of Pete Hoekstra, yay!). Found that out when I moved cross-state to Ann Arbor.
#44 March 17, 2011 at 2:34 am
tommy mc donnell commented:

the party of moral superiority strikes again.
#45 March 17, 2011 at 3:53 am
jimg commented:

a spokesperson for the state Democratic Party, told FOX 2 that this was not a state party issue and it’s not our place to comment.

Yeah. By all means.
Wouldn’t want you to get out there and denounce criminal activity, would we?

grrrr.
#46 March 17, 2011 at 4:14 am
jimg commented:

Oakland County ain’t Detroilet. It’s actually a real civilization. Lots of conservatives. It’s Red Wings fan territory.

Keep us informed.

Thanks.
#47 March 17, 2011 at 4:16 am
Mel commented:

I’m sure this is what happened in the recent senatorial race involving Dino Rossi in WA state. Very early a “tea party” candidate was heavily promoted on the eastern, conservative half of the state. Signs, radio spots and men in chaps giving testimonials at tea party rallies, helped split the vote enough for Patty Murry’s win.
#48 March 17, 2011 at 6:31 am
pst314 commented:

How ironic that only the other day our Democrat friends were chanting “this is what democracy looks like”. Thuggery, fraudulent voters, and fraudulent candidates: Those really are the essence of the Democratic Party.
#53 March 17, 2011 at 11:48 am
Cedric Satterfield commented:

Mr. Hoft-you couldn’t just take the information and post it, RE: whether or not he was on staff at Michigan Liberal. You had to be an a**hole about it in your response. That’s really classy.
#54 March 17, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Rock commented:

Well, how about that, Lefties see Conservatives as easy marks, then get bent out of shape when we decide to use their tactics against them, How convenient to forget Tucson and Sheriff DipStick and the rest of the Liberal Left during those tragic days. Just another Pot and Kettle distraction.
#55 March 17, 2011 at 2:09 pm
jimg commented:

That’s really classy.

As opposed to this?

it would be like my asserting that someone who comments on your blog who is arrested and charged with child molestation is somehow a representative of Gateway Pundit

Couldn’t make a similar comparison regarding breaking the law. Nope. Thought child molestation would better make his point.

Take your self-righteous rage elsewhere.
#56 March 17, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Chisum commented:

Eric Baerren,

You are a horse’s ass!

But by all mean, press on towards even more irrelevancy.

Tally Ho.